Quotes about National Intelligence

The 9/11 Commission strongly recommends that the National Intelligence Director be fully in control of the budget, from developing it to implementing it, to ensuring that the National Intelligence Director has the clout to make decisions. Votes: 4

I rise today to discuss the National Intelligence Reform bill. I commend my colleagues in both Houses for their hard work in coming to an agreement. As with any conference, each voice is heard, but none can dominate and compromise must be achieved. Votes: 4

The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget. Votes: 4

I strongly agree that a National Intelligence Director should be established to oversee and coordinate the 15 federal intelligence agencies. Votes: 3

We want the National Intelligence, we want the Police, we want the Scorpions, any other institutions, the tax people, and so on, the totality of these bodies, to get together. Votes: 3

I rise today to discuss the National Intelligence Reform bill. I commend my colleagues in both Houses for their hard work in coming to an agreement. As with any conference, each voice is heard, but none can dominate and compromise must be achieved. Votes: 3

I was hoping to catch [Vladimir] Putin in a lie - like what happened to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper [in his congressional testimony]. So I asked Putin basically the same questions about Russian mass surveillance. I knew he's doing the same thing, but he denied it. Votes: 3

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process. Votes: 2

The 9/11 commission recommended the appointment of a national intelligence director with budgetary authority to better coordinate the work of the intelligence community and resolve differences. Votes: 2

Our intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that's why we need an overall director of national intelligence and a national counterterrorism center. Votes: 2

A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, including the structure for this new director of national intelligence. Votes: 2

You have multiple intelligence agencies. They all ultimately report to the director of national intelligence but, you know, it never comes in neat packages. So you have to make judgments on what you have, and it's not easy to do. Votes: 2

According to the FBI and the director of national intelligence, Syria's becoming a perfect platform to strike our nation. I've got a very simple strategy as your president against ISIL. Whatever it takes, as long as it takes, to defeat them. Votes: 2

The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset. Votes: 0

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest. Votes: 0

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. Votes: 0

Louis Freeh said on national TV that actionable intelligence could have allowed us to stop the hijackings. Votes: 0

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two years as chair. Votes: 0

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. Votes: 0

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. Votes: 0

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. Votes: 0

The Intelligence Committee will also examine present counterintelligence programs for the Department of Energy, the National Laboratories, and the Department of Defense. Votes: 0

I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing them. Votes: 0

Lieutenant General Michael Flynn ran the defense intelligence agency from 2012 to 2014. He served as a top national intelligence adviser to General Stanley McChrystal in Iraq. Votes: 0

Not all intelligence can be artificial now, so if we make a mistake, the consequences are no longer simply located within an institution or a national culture. Votes: 0

Since other countries and terrorist organizations are working to secure information that could threaten national security, more funding is provided in the bill to increase counter-intelligence activities. Votes: 0

I will not, nor will I ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods. For when that happens, our national security is endangered and lives can be lost. Votes: 0